United Kingdom

Capital: London
Continent: Europe
Official languages: English
Neighbours: Ireland

Where it ranks highest in the world

#2Nobel Prizes

#3Olympic Medals

#6GDP

World rankings

#1 means first in the world for that stat. Missing data is shown as —.

Population#21

World rank by total population

GDP#6

World rank by nominal GDP

Land Area#79

World rank by total land area

Life Expectancy#35

World rank by average life expectancy (rank 1 = longest)

Human Development#16

World rank by Human Development Index

CO₂ Emissions#17

World rank by CO₂ emissions (rank 1 = most emissions)

Exports#10

World rank by total exports value

Military Spending#6

World rank by military budget

Tourism#9

World rank by international tourist arrivals

Internet Users#14

World rank by total internet users

Forest Area#79

World rank by total forest area

Nobel Prizes#2

World rank by all-time Nobel Prize winners

Olympic Medals#3

World rank by all-time Summer Olympic medals

Coastline#15

World rank by coastline length

Renewable Energy#20

World rank by renewable energy production

Birth Rate#132

World rank by birth rate (rank 1 = highest)

Unemployment#154

World rank by unemployment rate (rank 1 = highest)

Inflation#164

World rank by inflation rate (rank 1 = highest)

Press Freedom#22

World rank by press freedom (rank 1 = most free)

Urbanization#27

World rank by % urban population (rank 1 = most urbanized)

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Neighbours

Ireland

Same continent